The River Basin Kids eNewspaper.
Link. Editorial.
Read about the Philosophy of 'The River' eNewspaper and a letter from the Executive Editor!
Link. For Teachers.
National Water Week 19-25 October 2008 Link. Desert Rainbowfish.
Link. Quick Questions.

Link. Wildlife of the Month.
One of the basin's precious wildlife species will be featured each month. This month it's the Water Boatmen.

Link. Fish of the Month.
Each month The River features one species of fish taken from the Basin Fish section of the Basin Kid's website. This month it's the Spangled Perch.

Link. Plant of the Month.
Each month The River features one native plant. This month it's the Juncus (Giant) Rush.

Link. Creative Corner.
Come on kids send us your art!!!!

Creative corner shows the community how creative the Basin's kids can be! If you like to draw, paint pictures, write poems and stories or even write songs about the Basin then give it a go!

Link. Cartoon Captions.
Create a clever caption for this cartoon. The best suggestions will be published in the next issue of The River.

Link. Glossary.
Definitions for tricky words are found in this section.

Link. Past Issues.
Check out previous issues of the eNewspaper in this section.

Link. Go to Basin Kids.

Why did the fish climb the ladder?

Link. Why did the fish climb the ladder?
Why did the fish climb the 'ladder'? ... To get to the other side of the river of course! Fish in the Condamine River are now able to swim upstream over Loudoun Weir. The first fish 'ladder' in Queensland is about to start operating and northern river fish will be able to pass through barriers, such as weirs and locks, just like many fish in the Murray River have been doing successfully for some time.
Link. More Information.

Unlocking No. 5 and 10

Image. Unlocking No. 5 and 10
October is the month for the re-opening of Lock 5 and Lock 10. After months of closure for repair work, Lock 5 at Paringa in South Australia re-opened last week and Lock 10 will be opening at the end of October. Boats will then once again be able to move up and down the river. The repair work on the lock was necessary maintenance to make sure the locks operate properly. Some parts of the lock had been in place since 1929 so were nearing the end of their useful life.
Link. More Information.

Balancing Lake Victoria

Link. Balancing Lake Victoria
A 48,000 hectare property is hoped will help with water storage and protecting indigenous heritage. The MDBC recently bought a grazing property in New South Wales to make sure Lake Victoria remains a place for major water storage and to protect the Aboriginal burial sites around the lake.
Link. More Information.

Community meeting Darling

Link. Community meeting Darling
Community meeting about the Darling River to be held this week! NSW Lower Murray-Darling Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is holding a community forum on Thursday 23 October to discuss how to improve the health of the Darling River and how the CMA can help.
Link. More Information.

World Wetlands Day Art 2009

Link. World Wetlands Day Art 2009
Get your pencils, paints and cameras out for next year's World Wetlands Day. A nation-wide art competition for both children and adults is being held to celebrate the day in 2009. Every year on February 2, this international day promotes learning about and care of wetlands. This year's theme is 'Upstream-Downstream: wetlands connect us all'.
Link. More Information.

Cartoon Captions - September 2008 Winning Entry by Kit Morison, Qld

Image. Cartoon Captions - September 2008 Winning Entry.

 
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